The Death of NZ Culture
When the majority Pākehā culture is spurned and a focus placed on ‘indigenous’ Māori culture and recently imported minorities, the assimilation of immigrants to a national identity becomes impossible.
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Tamaki is too old to change his mind but if he’s so worried about nihilism, he should first check if the call is coming from inside the house.
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Nancy was amongst the first group of women to be enlisted into the WRNZNS and entered service as a Probationary Wren at HMNZS Philomel on 15 July 1942 and issued service number 11.
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The word for today is… blasphemy (noun) - 1a: the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God or to something sacred: accused of blasphemy b: something said or done that is disrespectful to God or to something sacred 2: irreverence toward something deemed important or
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He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.